Hairbrush



Ma a, 1924.

M. S. BERNING HAIRBRUSH Filed April '28. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 El 141.: enter May 6, 11924. 1,493,096

r M. s. BERNING v HAIRBRUSH Filed pril 28. 1923 2 Sheets-Shem 3' Patented May 6, 1924.

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MILDRED s. BERNING, or MADISON, WISCONSIN.

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Application filed April 28, 1923. Serial No. 635,396.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILDRED Sv BERNING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hairbrushes, of which th following is a specification.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a hair brush, wherein the head thereof is removably secured to the brush handle for permitting of the insertion of new heads into the handles whenthe same have become worn for consequently overcoming the necessity of discarding the entire brush.

A further purpose of my invention is to provide a brush including a removable head, that will embrace the desired features of simplicity, durability and efliciency, and that may be manufactured and marketed at small cost.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,

combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a brush constructed in-accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a detail longitudinal cross section taken substantially upon the line 2-2 of Figure '1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary cross section through a portion of the brush for adequately disclosing the connection between the removable brush head and brush handle, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the removable brush head, per se.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 designates a brush handle of any desirable material, and of any preferable shape, the front end of the same being enlarged as is the general case, and provided upon one face thereof with a pocket 6. This pocket 6 may be round, square, oval, or in fact any shape compatible with the purposes of the invention, and I do not wish it to be understood that I limit myself to a pocket of any specific shape. The side edge or edges of this pocket is undercut or inclined downwardly, as more clearly shown in the enlarged view, Figure 3, and within this pocket is a metallic ring 7 that converges outwardly towards its upper end, the lower end'of this ring terminating in an outwardly extending flange 8, the upper end thereof also terminating in a flange 9, that is positioned within a channel formed in the brush handle and at the upper end of said pocket 6. The last mentioned flange 9 is provided with a desirable number of screw threaded openings for purposes hereinafter more fully pointed out. The brush head per se, embodies the usual bristles 10 that are vulcanized together at one end into a rubber or similar backing 11, this backing of rubber being molded into a retaining rim 12, the inner face of the same being of a curvilinear form, as more clearly shown in Figure 3, for preventing the disengagement of the backing 11, and consequently the bristles 10 therefrom. The opposite face of this rim 12 is inclined towards its upper end, and terminates in a lateral flange 13 that rests upon the upper flange 9 of the before mentioned ring 7, and is also provided with a plurality of openings in alinement with the screw threaded openings in the said flange 9 of the ring 7 whereby the head may be secured within the pocket and to said ring 7 through the medium of set screws 14:.

It is of course, to be understood'that the metallic ring 7 is to be associated with the brush handle 5 in such a manner as to become a part thereof, this ring being preferably positioned within the pocket 6, by expanding the same therein, and in view of the above description, it will at once be apparent that when the bristles 10 of the brush head have become .worn, this head comprising the bristles 10, backing 11, and rim 12 may be removed from the brush handle, and discarded, and a new head associated with the handle in lieu thereof.

It will at once-be obvious that I have provided a hi lily improved form of brush, and although have herein shown and described this brush asbeing specifically a hair brush, it is nevertheless to be understood that my improvement may equally as well be applicable to other types of brushes, and I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction as shown and described, as in the future practice of the invention, minor changes may be made therein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended end, a brush head formed with a rim having 10 claim. a flange at its lower end, and adapted for Having thus described my invention, what positioning within said ring, the outer face- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letof said rim being inclined towards its upper 5 ters-Patent, is: end, and-means for securing said rim within In a brush of the class described, a handle said ring. 15

formed with a pocket, the sides thereof being In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

undercut, a ring expanded into said pocket and converging outwardly toward its upper MILDRED S. BERNING. 

